PD Recommendation Report (PL-REZ-2023-041)

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also be considered as they may have an impact on similar areas in the County. The Change of Zone request from Agricultural (A-20a) to the Agricultural (A-5a)zoned district will conform to the goals,policies and standards of the General Plan and the Hamakua Community Development Plan (CDP). The General Plan is intended to be used as a policy guide for the coordinated growth and development of all sectors of the County. It sets forth goals, policies, standards, and courses of action to accommodate growth without congestion, to designate and preserve the lands needed for residential use,commercial and visitor services,industry,agriculture,and open space,and to coordinate these uses with the County's service and circulation systems. The overall goals, policies and standards are set forth to physically plan the lands in the County in the best interest of the island's residents. The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the General Plan is a representation of the document's goals and policies to guide the coordinated growth and development of the County. It reflects a graphic depiction of the physical relationship among the various land uses. The LUPAG Map establishes the basic urban and non-urban form for areas within the County. While the property is designated both Industrial (IND), Urban Expansion (UE), Low Density Urban (ldu), and Open (ope) by the General Plan LUPAG map,the Planning Director has determined thatthe subjectparcel is situated entirely within the Urban Expansion LUPAG designation, given the existing surroundings and the broad-brush nature of the LUPAG map. The Urban Expansion designation includes a mix of high density, medium density, low density, industrial, industrial-commercial, and/or open designations in areas where new settlements may be desireable, but where the specific settlement pattern and mix of uses have not yet been determined. The Director's determination recognized that the future General Plan land use map may change to account for the Hamakua Community Development Plan designation for the property. Surrounding lands are zoned MG-la to the west and A-20a to the east. The project site is located makai of the residential areas of Milo Village and northwest of Kukui Camp Subdivision, both of which are zoned as Single-Family Residential (RS-10). Lands immediately south were rezoned to the Family-Agricultural (FA-la)zoning district in late 2022 in support of a proposed 7-lot subdivision. Immediately adjacent to the west is the -2-